Take a local train to Wissenbourg a experience a little bit of Germany in France - German place names and shuttered doors on wooden buildings that wouldn't look out of place in the Baverian Alps.
Set against the backdrop of the Vosges, this is a place where national boundries blur. Half a day is plenty of time to travel there to enjoy a walk about and sink a cool beer and return to the city.
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